News in Brief.

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1113, 7 October 1904, Page 1

News in Brief.

Forty-ono persons wore committed to Mount Eden gaol during the paßt week, Tho winze on the reef In tho Waihl Extended mine lies beiii sunk neatly 30 feet.

A young girl was charged at tho Gore police court with Btealiug (lowers from the comotory,

A great no-license convention is to bo held in Wellington during the first ton days of Juno, 1005.

Applications for the position of librarian cf the Municipal Library closo at -1 p.uii Thursday, 13th inst,

The roof in the No, 3 levol of the Waiht Grand Junction mine has been penetrated for a distanco ol 13 foot. Tho Wostport Times states that a number of men are said to bo leaving tho Kaitangata district owing lo lack of work,

It is understood that Mr Koir Hardie, M.P. for Merthyr-Tydvil, is about to visit New Zealand. He hopes to spend the whole of the summer in this colony.

One of tho most interesting shows at tho St, Louis Exhibition is Hagonback'a display of wild animals, all dwelling together in unity.

A well-known Australian cycling authority states that theArnsfc brothers, of New Zealand, are considered to be equal if not superior to any road racers in the world. Mr beddon is having honours thrust upon him. The Westminster Gazotte printod a patagraph describing the festivities at Wellington in celebration of " Sir Bichard Seddon's" birthday. James McCarthy, a iniddlo-agod man, was riding after cattle on a run botweon Thames ami Coromandel tho other day, whon his horse slipped on tho clay grouud and fell on tho rider's leg, severely twisting the ankle. :«

As evidence of the demand for houses in Hamilton, it is stated that eouie landlords are adopting the tender system in letting dwellings. The would-be tenaut who oilers tho highest rent is invariably successful.

A leading Japaiwo journal declares that tho advent of tho Baltic Hoot would bo welcomed by Japan, inasmuch as Port Arthur will certainly fall before its arrival, and the fleet will thorefor have no base except tho ice-bound port of Vladivostok. Tlio accounts of Tattorsall's consultations are audited onco a year by the State of Tasmania, The la3t audit showed that i£8343, prizo-monios, had been unclaimed by wiunors during tho previous 12 months,

According to Dr. Mason, of the Public Health Department, drunkenuoss among the natives has greatly decreased duriug the past year, partly through increasing the responsibilities of tho race by way of local- government.